Business & Economics

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The School of Business & Economics (SBE) is comprised of the Department of Business and the Department of Economics, a partnership which is traditional at Wilfrid Laurier University. The School of Business & Economics believes that the combination of the two disciplines in a single administrative unit adds greatly to the quality and flexibility of all graduates at the school.

The Department of Business offers a four-year Honours Bachelor of
Business Administration (BBA) program leading to careers in accounting
(CA, CMA, CGA), finance, marketing, operations and supply chain
management and human resources. New concentration paths are available
with the BBA program in nine areas of study: accounting, brand
communication, entrepreneurship, finance, financial planning, insurance
and risk management, marketing, human resource and supply chain
management.

The double degree honours programs in Business and
Computer Science or Computing and Computer Electronics (BBA/BSc), as well as a joint
double degree program is available, combining the Honours Bachelor of
Business Administration degree from Wilfrid Laurier University and the
Honours Bachelor of Mathematics program from the University of
Waterloo. This program offers a unique educational experience for
students in the field of business and the mathematical sciences.

The
Department of Economics offers four-year Honours BA programs in
Economics, Economics and Accounting, Economics and Financial Management, Applied Economics and the cross-faculty PPE
program in Philosophy, Political Science & Economics. Joint Honours
Economics programs with other honours disciplines in the faculties of
Arts or Science are also available.

The
Co-operative Education Option of the BBA and the Honours BA Economics
programs, by an alternating sequence of work and study terms, provides
students with 12 months of practical work experience during their
academic career. Students in the double degree programs obtain from 12 to 16 months of practical work experience.

The School of Business & Economics offers a
variety of courses in the evening to individuals who wish to enhance
their business or professional careers.

The Management and Education Research Centres operated by SBE assist the business and Laurier community.
The Schlegel Centre for Entrepreneurship conducts activities to support SBE's academic programs and entrepreneurial research. (Refer to the Academic and University Resources chapter and the final section of this chapter.)

The
Department of Business offers two diploma programs in Accounting and Business
Administration. In addition, it offers courses
for the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, Institute of
Canadian Bankers, Canadian Institute of Certified Administrative
Managers, Canadian Securities Institute, Trust Companies Institute of
Canada, Society of Management Accountants of Ontario, Canadian Credit
Union Institute, Appraisal Institute of Canada, Insurance Institute of
Canada, Real Estate Institute of Canada, Ontario Society for Training
and Development, Personnel Association of Ontario and The Purchasing
Management Association of Canada.